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Originally Posted by cn90
… Can someone try this trick (Heat + Freeze) and let us know if you can get away without bearing tool?
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I can confirm this works on motorcycle wheel bearing etc. (done it many times) but there's a bit more mass in the X5 parts!
When I replaced the rear wheel bearing on my X5, I DID put hub in the freezer for a couple of hours, while I bolted up the new wheel bearing etc. The rear bearing bolts to the knuckle, so no press required.
As I only did one bearing I can't say if cooling it made much of a difference (lack on comparison) but I can say the hub slid into the new bearing without much fuss and I wondered why I had purchased the bearing press tool.
The answer to that question is of course - the front bearing. Except this tool isn't large enough for the front.